Sisir Roy
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Sisir Roy (1912–1960[1]) (Bengali: শিশির রায়) was an Indian communist politician and trade unionist. He served as general secretary of the Bolshevik Party of India and the United Trade Union Congress, and was active in organizing dock workers in Calcutta.
Roy's father worked as a technical officer at Tata Iron & Steel Co.[1] Roy attracted with the revolutionary politics during his student days, and he was jailed.[1] After being released from prison he began organizing labour unions.[1] In 1933 he founded the Calcutta Port Dock Workers Union and became its general secretary.[1] In the same year he took part in founding the Bengal Labour Party.[1][2] The nucleus of the Bengal Labour Party became members of the Communist Party of India.[3] Roy took part in events organized by the League Against Gandhism.[1] He played a leading role in the dock workers strike of 1934.[1]